Background
The series was an English-language version of her popular Brazilian show and was an attempt to adapt it for American viewers, featuring games, stories, songs and celebrity guests (like Exposé). However the series attracted complaints from parents due to her outfits and her controversial practice of putting on bright red lipstick and kissing the cheeks of prepubescent males at the end of each show.
In addition to being seen in the US, the show also aired in many countries throughout the world, among them Japan, Israel, Russia and some Arab countries.
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